Google Assistant

Google Assistant has become the central focus for Google ever since their event in October of 2016. With the roll-out in full swing to many devices across multiple categories, Google Assistant is becoming extremely pervasive. The flagship device for Google Assistant, Google Home, is also powered by a varied version of Chrome OS. As we watch Assistant fully integrate into Chrome OS, we realize the Assitant story is just beginning.

Following in the footsteps of Sonos, Bose has recently announced an update to select speakers and soundbars that will bring the Google Assistant to life and make your sound system smarter than ever. Owners of the Bose Home Speaker 500, Soundbar 700, and Soundbar 500 should see the addition of the Google Assistant with the […]

Lenovo’s Assistant-powered smart clock was released just this morning and we’ve got one in the house for your unboxing pleasure. We got a glimpse of the tiny smart display at CES Las Vegas back in January and now it’s time to take a closer look. So, without further ado, let’s see what’s in the box.

Debuted at CES back in January, Lenovo is finally ready to launch the world’s first “smart clock” display. The tiny smart display offers up most of the functions you’ll find in the Nest Home Hub, only smaller. Pre-orders are available from Lenovo and Walmart with Lenovo’s store listing 5-7 business days to ship. We’ve got […]

I’ll keep this short and sweet because there isn’t much time to score this sweet deal on the Nest Home Hub. (the smart display formerly known as Google Home Hub) Google recently dropped the MSRP of the original #MadeByGoogle smart display as part of the release of the second generation Nest Hub Max. Currently retailing […]

After months and months of beta testing, Sonos is finally making good on the promise to bring the Google Assistant to their smart-speaker lineup. The missed the target launch of 2018 but “better late than never” applies as the company has promised the upgrade via a software update sometime next week. Announced all the way […]

Google I/O is, by it’s nature, a broad and vast conference covering massive amounts of information. When you step back and look at the numerous sessions, keynotes, chats, and sandboxes, it becomes almost overwhelming to try and parse all the data on offer into coherent thoughts.

We weren’t greeted with a new Pixelbook today but Google still brought some impressive and noteworthy products to the I/O keynote. As expected, the Pixel 3A and 3A XL were announced and the budget-friendly smartphone with a premium camera is already popping up in promotions across the web. Another anticipated device debuted center stage in […]

This afternoon at Google’s 2019 I/O Keynote, many interesting things were highlighted and discussed, but one of the most jaw-dropping examples of Google’s current work was the news surrounding the next generation of the Google Assistant. With this next-gen Assistant, Google is set to fundamentally change the way we interact with our devices using our […]

The kickoff for Google I/O is just a few hours. The Chrome Unboxed team will be gathering to watch the keynote and we’d love for you to join us. You can watch the live stream right here and chat along with us as Google shares what’s next from the world of Android, Assistant and yes, […]

One of the sweetest sounding Assistant speakers just got a massive price cut. For a limited time (May 6th to be exact) you can pick up the Google Home Max smart speaker for $299 at just about every authorized #MadeByGoogle retailer. While the Assistant-enabled smart speaker market has expanded quite a bit into premium devices […]

Smart Bulbs have come a long way in the few short years they’ve been on the market. Philips, an industry leader in healthcare technology, lighting and more has become a household name in the smart lighting industry and thanks to this killer deal from Best Buy, you can score their Smart Bulb starter kit and […]

We’ve got some last-minute deals to wrap up the end of the month as we look forward to the next generation of devices headed our way later this year. Chromebooks At the top of the list is the Chromebook that just won’t’ stay off of our radar. The HP Chromebook x360 14 continues to be […]